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Was kind of a bummer the game wasn't competitive, though when Michigan State got it to 13 I was starting to get nervous. Memories of not scoring for 8+ minutes vs Georgetown 2 years ago came flooding back.

You might get yourself â€” and the program you support â€” in trouble.

That was the lesson this week for Taylor Moseley, a North Carolina State freshman who expressed a common-enough opinion on campus when he started the Facebook group called "John Wall PLEASE come to NC STATE!!!!"

More than 700 people signed up for the group encouraging Wall â€” a local standout and the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit â€” to pick the Wolfpack by national signing day next week.

But the NCAA says such sites, and dozens more like them wooing Wall and other top recruits, violate its rules. More than just cheerleading boards, the NCAA says the sites are an attempt to influence the college choice of a recruit.

Moseley got a cease and desist letter from N.C. State's compliance director, Michelle Lee, warning of "further action" if he failed to comply. In an interview Friday, Lee said that people who act as boosters but fail to follow recruiting guidelines could face penalties such as being denied tickets or even being formally "disassociated" from the athletic program.

You might get yourself â€” and the program you support â€” in trouble.

That was the lesson this week for Taylor Moseley, a North Carolina State freshman who expressed a common-enough opinion on campus when he started the Facebook group called "John Wall PLEASE come to NC STATE!!!!"

More than 700 people signed up for the group encouraging Wall â€” a local standout and the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit â€” to pick the Wolfpack by national signing day next week.

But the NCAA says such sites, and dozens more like them wooing Wall and other top recruits, violate its rules. More than just cheerleading boards, the NCAA says the sites are an attempt to influence the college choice of a recruit.

Moseley got a cease and desist letter from N.C. State's compliance director, Michelle Lee, warning of "further action" if he failed to comply. In an interview Friday, Lee said that people who act as boosters but fail to follow recruiting guidelines could face penalties such as being denied tickets or even being formally "disassociated" from the athletic program.

Seems okay to me. The fallout after that game was wonderful too. Michigan fans complaining about the facemask on fourth down against Charles Rogers (if that didn't happen the game was over right there), about the officials blowing the too many men on the field call (you'd think they could count to 12), and of course, the infamous clock fiasco.

Yes, the whole thing was a conspiracy against U of M. How the hell did you guys survive last year?

Debates on the last remaining second continue to this day. Some Michigan fans contend that clock operator Bob Stehlin, known colloquially as "Sparty Bob," stopped the clock before the spike play had actually concluded, to give the Spartans one more chance. Others have countered by arguing that the game clock in Spartan Stadium could only show the time to the nearest second, leaving open the possibility that a fraction of a second was left. (That argument left some people wondering if college football should adapt the tenths-of-a-second clock like is used in basketball and hockey.)

Regardless of the clock operator, some Michigan fans are sure that the referees made two incorrect penalty calls in favor of MSU, that if called "correctly" would have resulted in a Michigan victory. One was calling "too many men on the field" against Michigan during the final drive. The back judge counted twelve players, Michigan claimed they only had eleven when the ball was snapped. Video replay from ABC clearly shows 12 men on the Michigan defensive side of the ball. ABC's Gary Danielson is seen labeling and counting the 12 men on the field. The second incident was on the final play. While T.J. Duckett caught the winning touchdown, defender Larry Stevens was clearly held and video replays confirm this, and that should have negated the touchdown, but no flag was thrown. Michigan State fans counter that holding is often not called, especially in the final play of a game. (see transcript link at the bottom of the page)

In addition to the controversy over the clock operation, Michigan State took a timeout before realizing that a penalty flag had been thrown on Michigan for 12 men on the field. Michigan State head coach Bobby Williams failed to ask for his timeout back and instead chose to use it to talk strategy with his team. Some Michigan State fans claim that the refs should have automatically awarded the timeout back to Michigan State due to the Michigan penalty, however, it is standard procedure that the coach must ask for it back and not actually use the timeout. Because, Bobby Williams did not ask for his timeout back, Jeff Smoker was forced to spike the ball in the closing seconds of the game instead of calling time out.

Sadly, blown calls are a part of the game, regardless of how you feel about the clock management in that particular instance. Every team benefits from them at some point or another, and every team has them the other way as well. The reason the penalties are so relevant is that Michigan put themselves in position to lose.

The 1990 Desmond Howard no-call was WAY worse in my opinion, but that one came in the Big House.

The big news is Tim Floyd and the USC scandal. I feel real bad for Alex Stephenson, he transfered last year from UNC to be near his parents and not only did he miss out on a championship but he'll play out the rest of his eligibility without an actual team around him, as USC lost 4 players to the draft and all of their incoming recruits. (I may have exaggerated there, I'll look it up in a minute)

I still haven't seen any credible evidence about Floyd paying anyone, though the fact that he left isn't to his favor. There's something off with the idea that USC could buy the #1 recruit in basketball for a measly $1000, though. I know the economy's down, but the going rate for a top player has to be more than that. And that's a hearsay account from a drug dealer who admits he didn't actually see Floyd pay the $1000.

I don't agree with the school's position of putting a gag order on everyone while the investigation was ongoing. I never heard of Calipari or Calhoun hesitating to defend themselves, with their schools backing them up. There's really no advantage to clamming up, while it hurt the school big time in the court of public opinion, resulting in all those players fleeing.

Jodie Meeks went into the draft, too. I'm kinda disappointed but apparently it was a joint decision between himself, Calipari, Tubby, and his father (and, pointedly, not Gillespie), so oh well. I wish him the best but we sure could have used him this year.

Looking at wiki, it seems Kentucky should have a good 8-9 year run with Calipari before he bails and the NCAA starts investigating. So even if Kentucky doesn't manage to take it all this year, they've at least got something to build with.